Brunsbüttel

The German coast is shallow here. The sea lane is far from the shore and you can see the land only as a shadow in the horizon. Outside Bremerhaven we come to a ship anchorage. You can see from marinetraffic.com that there are a dozen ships waiting for something at all times. Sailing between them is an experience with a small sailing boat.

Our timing was lukcly. When we came to Cuxhaven the direction of the tide was on our side and the 3 knot current helped us along. If the current had been against us, it would have taken the whole night to get to the Kiel canal. Now we arrived at Brunsbüttel, the other end of the Kiel canal on Wednesday, July 3rd. The sun had already set when we ventured through the first lock in the dark.

From England to Finland 2013

• Sailing Hamburg VII to Finland
• Ramsgate
• The white cliffs of Ramsgate and Broadstairs
• Along the shoreline
• Falmouth
• Cowes and Isle of Wight
• Towards the Netherlands
• The Netherlands
• Germany
• Brunsbüttel
• Kiel Canal
• Kappeln and Schlei
• To Denmark
• Rønne, Bornholm
• From Rønne to Sandhamn
• Passing Öland on the way to Visby
• The first anchorage in Finland
• Sauna in Hanko
• Home